At approximately 11:30 a.m. this morning, a bus crashed into the side of a building next to the Walmart near Boundary Road in East Vancouver.
According to several witnesses, the bus driver lost control of the bus, hit several parked cars before crashing into and through the building where Filmgo Sales is located. Several people that were on the bus have been taken to hospital with injuries.
Skeena Street is shut down northbound from Grandview Highway. The bus involved in the crash is not believed to be a TransLink HandyDart but a privately owned vehicle.
More on this as it develops…
#Breaking Handydart van has gone into the side of a building in East Vancouver near the Walmart on Skeena. pic.twitter.com/lLY3UHKhyt
— Ted Field (@tedfieldglobal) March 24, 2014
Small bus crashes into a building in #Vancouver on Skeena St. Female driver has been taken to hospital. pic.twitter.com/at4u6Aqb4V
— CTV Vancouver (@CTVVancouver) March 24, 2014
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